I invite you to find a comfortable position,
One which allows your body to fully relax and let go.
Allow your shoulders to drop and melt.
Allow your breathing to become fluid and easy.
Finding yourself that meditation isn't about trying to create a particular state,
But a relaxing,
A letting go,
A remembering of the peace that is already here.
Allow awareness to reveal to you now your natural,
Uncontrived state.
Allow yourself to fall into this peace which surpasses all understanding.
I invite you now to bring your attention down to the heart space,
Not trying to alter the energy of it,
To open or close it in any way,
But simply noticing the quality of the heart now,
And bring to mind a person or animal or being that you love very much,
Who fills your heart with tenderness and fondness,
And simply feel that love strengthening as you think of them.
If you could give this love a visual representation,
What would it look like?
What is its color?
What is its temperature?
What is its weight or density?
What is its texture?
At what rate is it flowing?
Simply notice everything you can about this flow of love.
Allow yourself to open and feel it fully,
Not trying to alter the flow in any way,
But simply noticing what qualities it has now.
What does it feel like to have this love flowing out of your heart?
Now that we can feel the current of love flowing,
We're going to direct it to the various parts of ourselves.
As the Buddha said,
You yourself,
As much as anyone in the entire universe,
Deserve your love and affection.
Visualize now that same love flowing down to your feet,
And up to your ankles,
Calves,
Knees and thighs,
Enlivening and enlightening these various parts of you.
And now see that love flowing to your lower back and pelvis,
And up to your mid-back and upper back,
Feeling them enveloped by this current of love.
And now allow the current to flow to your stomach and infuse your internal organs.
And next feel it permeating your hands and fingertips.
Now bring this flow up into your arms,
And up to your neck,
Shoulders and throat region.
Feel it flowing and invigorating your scalp,
Head and face.
And finally,
To complete the circle,
Feel the love flowing back to your chest and returning to your own heart.
Is the flavor or tone of this love changed in any way as a result of making this journey?
How does the quality of love feel in your heart now?
Despite how complex our minds try to make it,
Love is infinitely simple.
It simply wants to flow,
Not only out into the world,
But back home to our own precious hearts.
May you be well,
May you be at peace.
Namaste.
